District Hosts 33rd U. CIty MLK Celebration

The University City Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at University City High School, 7401 Balson Ave. (63130). The community is invited to join us in honoring the legacy of Dr. King through the presentation of the University City Board of Education’s MLK Spirit Award, student performances and presentations.

Special guest speaker Mary Beth Tinker, UCHS Class of 1970, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. supreme court ruling that students’ rights to free speech and expression do not stop at the classroom door.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact communications@ucityschools.org.